Elections in Meghalaya

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Elections in Meghalaya are conducted since 1952 to elect the members for Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha. There are 60 assembly constituencies and 2 Lok Sabha constituencies.

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Vidhan Sabha elections

YearParty-wise DetailsChief MinisterCM Party
1972 AIHLP - 32, INC - 09, IND -19 Williamson A. Sangma AHL
1978 INC - 20, AIHLC- 16, HSPDP-14, IND -10 Darwin Diengdoh Pugh INC
B. B. Lyngdoh AHL
Williamson A. Sangma (2) AHL
1983 INC - 25, AIHLP - 15. HSPDP- 15,PDIC - 02,IND- 02 B. B. Lyngdoh(2) AHL
Williamson A. Sangma (3) INC
1988 INC-22,HPU-19,HSPDP-06,AIHLP-02,PDIC-02 P. A. Sangma INC
B. B. Lyngdoh (3) Hill People's Union
D. D. Lapang INC
1993 INC-24,HPU-11,HSPDP-8,AIHLP-3,PDIC-2,IND-10 S. C. Marak INC
1998 INC-25,UDP-20,PDM-3,HSPDP-3,BJP-3,GNC-1,IND-5 S. C. Marak INC
B. B. Lyngdoh UDP
E. K. Mawlong
Flinder Anderson Khonglam Independent
2003 INC-22,NCP-14,UDP-9,MDP-4,HSPDP-2,BJP-2,KHNAM-1,IND-5 D. D. Lapang INC
J. Dringbell Rymbai
D. D. Lapang
2008 [1] INC-25,NCP-14,UDP-11,HSPDP-2,BJP-1,KHNAM-1,IND-5 D. D. Lapang INC
Donkupar Roy UDP
D. D. Lapang INC
Mukul Sangma
2013 [2] INC-29,UDP-8,HSPDP-4,NPP-2,NCP-2,NESDP-1,GNC-1,IND-13 Mukul Sangma INC
2018 [3] INC-21,NPP-20,UDP-6,PDF-4,HSPDP-2,BJP-2,KHNAM-1,NCP-1,IND-3 Conrad Sangma NPP
2023 NPP-26,UDP-11,AITC-5,INC-5,VPP-4,HSPDP-2,BJP-2,PDF-2,IND-2

Lok Sabha elections

The elections held in Meghalaya for Lok Sabha are listed below. [4]

YearLok Sabha Election Shillong Tura
1957Second Lok SabhaIndependentdoesn't exist
1962Third Lok SabhaIndependent
1967Fourth Lok SabhaIndependent
1971Fifth Lok SabhaIndependentAll Party Hill Leaders Conference
1977Sixth Lok SabhaHill State People's Democratic Party INC
1980Seventh Lok SabhaAll Party Hill Leaders Conference INC
1984Eighth Lok SabhaIndependent INC
1989Eighth Lok Sabha INC INC
1991Tenth Lok Sabha INC INC
1996Eleventh Lok SabhaIndependent INC
1998Twelfth Lok Sabha INC INC
1999Thirteenth Lok Sabha INC NCP
2004Fourteenth Lok Sabha INC AITC
2009 Fifteenth Lok Sabha INC NCP
2014 Sixteenth Lok Sabha INC NPP
2019 Seventeenth Lok Sabha INC NPP
2024 Eighteenth Lok Sabha VPP INC

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Tura Assembly constituency</span> Legislative Assembly constituency in Meghalaya State, India

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References

  1. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Meghalaya General Legislative Election 2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "MPs from Meghalaya (Lok Sabha)". megassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 6 April 2014.